Milford, Delaware, of all places ten stories by Gregory S. Layton /

by Layton, Gregory Scott.

Abstract (Summary)

MILFORD, DELAWARE, OF ALL PLACES:
TEN STORIES BY GREGORY S. LAYTON
by Gregory Scott Layton
This collection of short stories demonstrates a range of structures, voices and points
of view, all used to explore themes of place and community. These stories portray
characters attempting to integrate themselves into social structures that resist them,
extricate themselves from social structures that repress them, retain social
structures that support them, or simply comprehend social structures that baffle
them. Some stories are intended to evoke readers’ sympathy by allowing them to
share character’s perceptions. Other stories use a range of narrative distances to
provide an ironic view. In short, these stories offer a range of views on social
dynamics. They mark the writer’s developing grasp of the short story form and
desire to experiment.